Yes, I am just showing off my kid. A  lot of us in the photo industry find that we get so lost in our work, we forget to focus our camera on what is important, our kiddies!  I am just hours from leaving my kids for a long 4 day workshop, and I have a TON of packing and cleaning to do before I leave, but I just had to shoot a mini session with Kieran.  He was looking like a little British rock star and I couldn’t resist.

He had a very rock star Christmas that featured a 5 piece drum set and a Beatles strap for his Buzz Lightyear guitar.  Yes, Santa brought a 5 piece drum set, with 2 symbols.  Believe it or not, the noise doesn’t bother me too much and have learned to tune it out pretty good.

So this year, whether you use a camera or even your phone, be sure to snap those kids EVERYDAY!

I can not get enough of this family! I have been photographing them for a couple years now.  Momma and I go back to the college days, so it has been such a joy to watch her family grow.

I only do mini sessions once a year and offer them to the general public, but I wanted to do a little something special for this holiday season.  I understand how quickly our kiddies grow by the time holiday cards roll around, so for the first time I offered VIP mini sessions to a select number of clients who participated in full session from January thru August, 2011.  This gave my clients the opportunity to still have super fabulous holiday cards without having to invest in another full session.   I had a great time catching up with my little friends and I look forward to doing this again next year.

If you ever drive south on 87 from 84, then you must have driven by Storm King Art Center, just off the thruway.  For years I have been dying to visit this place and finally did on a wonderful fall afternoon.  Although the sky was close to black at some points, we made it through the shoot without issue.  The art center is so large, it is impossible to see it all in one afternoon.

These three kiddies were full of energy and may have not stayed in the same place for more than 2.5 seconds, which was only fitting for their ultra fun and  untraditional family photo.  One of my FAVS of all time.  The little boy was the super ham, his twin sister was the quiet and shy one, while big sister was ultra curious and spent a large amount of time looking for cool bugs.   Thank you so much for introducing me to such a wonderful place, I was able to visit again a couple weeks later with my own crew.

This picture says it all and not sure I will ever pull it off again…